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April 8, 2016 | Volume 8, Issue 29
ON | Camp Kindergarten
Important Dates
ON, Greater Clark’s weekly video update, highlights district initiatives, events,
students, employees and more! Click here to view the April 8th episode which
highlights Camp Kindergarten.
Greater Clark County Schools will offer kindergarten
during the 2016-2017 school year at no cost to parents/
guardians (does not apply to textbook rental fee). Greater Clark County Schools will host Camp Kindergarten at
all twelve elementary schools on Wednesday, April 13.
Camp Kindergarten is a fun and informative way for
students and their parents to get a jump start on preparations for entering kindergarten in July. The main goal of Camp Kindergarten is to provide parents with information
about the skills and knowledge that are most important for children as they first enter
school. School staff members will provide parents with ideas about what they can do
during the summer months to help their child develop or improve on these skills and
knowledge to ensure their child has a successful start to their school career. Special
activities will be provided for the children such as a tour of the school building, story
time, and creating an art project.
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April 13 - Camp Kindergarten @
All GCCS Elementary Schools
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April 20 - Board of School
Trustees Meeting @ Admin.
Building
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April 21 - Champions for
Children Event @ Kye’s II
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May 2-6 - Employee Appreciation Week
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Below is a list of the district’s elementary schools and their Camp
Kindergarten time. Registration for Camp Kindergarten is encouraged!
Contact your child’s home school to register for Camp Kindergarten.
Questions, please contact your child’s home school or Erin Bojorquez at
(812) 283-0701 or [email protected].
Camp Kindergarten is possible through the generous financial support of Communities in Schools
of Southern Indiana and the PNC Bank Foundation.
Bridgepoint Elem. 6:00 p.m.
Northaven Elem. 9:30 a.m.
Spring Hill Elem. 9:30 a.m.
Jonathan Jennings Elem. 9:30 a.m.
Parkwood Elem. 9:30 a.m.
Thomas Jefferson Elem. 6:00 p.m.
Maple Elem. 10:00 a.m.
Pleasant Ridge Elem. 9:30 a.m.
Utica Elem. 5:30 p.m.
New Washington Elem. 6:00 p.m.
Riverside Elem. 6:00 p.m.
Wilson Elem. 9:30 a.m.
Jeffersonville High School has been recognized by the Indiana Department of Education as a school of Promising
Practice in the area of College & Career Readiness and Work Ethic Certification. Jeffersonville High School’s Promising
Practice is one of 200 education or wrap-around service programs to be recognized by the Department in honor of
Indiana’s bicentennial celebration.
Identified programs, like Jeffersonville High School, are student-centered and focus on positively impacting students
through innovative programming and activities that provide a high-quality learning environment and experience. Jeffersonville High School’s College & Career Readiness and Work Ethic Certification Promising Practice will be shared with
educators across the state of Indiana as an example of best practices that are having a positive impact on Hoosier
students.
Additional information about the Promising Practices initiative can be found on the Department’s website:
www.doe.in.gov/outreach/promising-practices.
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April 8, 2016
Champions for Children
The GCCS Educational Foundation and the Jeffersonville F.O.P. Lodge #100 will host “Champions for Children” on
Thursday, April 21 at Kye’s II in Jeffersonville. This year’s main sponsor of the event, the Jeffersonville Fraternal Order of
Police, shared with the district their desire to be part of the event this year, recognizing the many contributions of Greater
Clark staff who, in their words, help the students in our community succeed and grow into our future leaders.
The event has a two-fold purpose. First, to recognize our building staff members of the year who have made an outstanding contribution to their school/building and community, including 23 certified staff members and 21 classified staff
members. One staff member from each classification will be
named as the staff member of the year.
The second purpose of the event is to raise muchneeded funds for the Educational Foundation’s initiatives. It
is the Foundation’s largest annual fundraiser and supports
programs like the ACT Testing Initiative which covers the
cost of the ACT test for all juniors, ACT WorkKeys job skills
assessment to all seniors, classroom grants to allow flexibility and creativity in the classroom, and our robust teacher
externship program.
The third annual “Champions for Children” is an evening
to celebrate excellence; excellence through innovation,
excitement and enthusiasm in teaching and excitement in
the demonstration of Greater Clark County Schools’ motto
of “Bridging Excellence and Opportunities.”
School/Building winners include (classified and certified
respectively): Administration Building - Jason Davis and Amy
Schellenberg, Auxiliary Services - Bill Peck; Bridgepoint
Elementary - Kiyomi Bottorff and Season Neal; Charlestown
High School - Brenda Jones and David Null; Charlestown
Middle School - Elizabeth Brooks and Christy Tolliver; Clark
County Middle/High School - Linda Duncan and Doug
Murphy; Corden Porter School - Jackie Hilliard and Susan
Daily; Jeffersonville High School - Nola Garrison and Mark
Reilly; Jonathan Jennings Elementary - Cindy Boston and
Amy Short; Maple Elementary - Janice Brewer and Phyllis
Ferrell; New Washington Elementary - Frances Swettenam
and Mag Young; New Washington Middle/High School - Lori
Cross and Jonathan May; Northaven Elementary - Sharon
Roehm and Christina Sonner; Parkview Middle School - Jen
Blackwell and Steve Tull; Parkwood Elementary - Ann Wills and Courtney Byrne; Pleasant Ridge Elementary - Lynda
Kent and Shelly Blake; River Valley Middle School - Yasmin Flores and Kyle Parr; Riverside Elementary - Debi Caldwell
and Debbie Ettel; Service Center - Jim Cotner; Spring Hill Elementary - Evon Homeister and Lisa Carter; Thomas
Jefferson Elementary - Amy Mayrose and Lynda Cannon; Utica Elementary - Donna Robinson and Jackie Sanders; and
Wilson Elementary - Susan Chamness and Linda Coates.
Thank you to the other key sponsors of the event: $5,000 sponsor Aramark and $2,500 sponsors Bill Kaiser & Kevin
Boehnlein with Edward Jones, Clark County Auto Auction, Geo. Pfau’s Sons Company, Kovert Hawkins, Neace Lukens
and Your Community Bank.
Our Vision:
Greater Clark County Schools’ vision is to become nationally recognized as a premier provider of education by
serving as the bridge connecting stakeholders to ensure all students are college and career ready.
Our Mission:
Greater Clark County Schools’ mission is for stakeholders to give 100 percent effort in meeting the academic and
behavioral needs of each student ensuring acceptance to a post-secondary opportunity.